TCS to Provide Cybersecurity Training, Hosted by APCO International
APCO International- July 1, 2015
Today the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced that the cyber intelligence experts of TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) will present public safety focused cybersecurity training, hosted by and in conjunction with APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo taking place in August in Washington, D.C. Read whole story…

TCS Vice President Kent Hellebust talks text-to-911 adoption
Urgent Communications- May 19, 2015
Kent Hellebust, vice president of wireless and VoIP services for TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), talks about how TCS already has deployed text-to-911 service for more than 500 public-safety answering points (PSAPs) and sees the trend accelerating for at least another year. Read whole story…

TeleCommunication Systems Leads USA’s Text-to-911 Rollout
Puget Sound Business Journal- May 15, 2015
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in secure and highly reliable wireless communication technology, today announced that it now supports more than 500 public safety answering points (PSAPs) with production service in 33 states. Read whole story…

TeleCommunication Systems and L.R. Kimball partner
UB University Business - October 13, 2014
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (Nasdaq: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced a partnership with L.R. Kimball, a CDI company, to provide network security consulting and services to state and local government organizations. Read whole story…

Making the Future Possible
APCO Public Safety Communications (Ginter by-line) - August 2014
By the time you read this, 148 PSAPs in 19 states will have added the By the time you read this, 148 PSAPs in 19 states will have added the ability to support text-to-9-1-1 service, according to deployments tracked by TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. (TCS). Those deployments show not only that it can be done, but also the pros and cons for each of the three implementation options. Read whole story…

Indiana opens up to text-to-911 calls
AGRINEWS - May 21, 2014
Indiana residents with Verizon Wireless service can now text 911 dispatchers in nearly a third of the state’s counties as part of a push that will benefit the deaf, those with speech-impairments or people in hostage situations who are unable to speak to dispatchers. Read whole story…

Indiana begins adopting 911-texting service
Daily Herald - May 17, 2014
Indiana residents with Verizon Wireless service can now text 911 dispatchers in nearly a third of the state's counties as part of a push that will benefit the deaf, those with speech-impairments or people in hostage situations who are unable to speak to dispatchers. Read whole story…

Indiana Begins 911-texting Service
Post-Tribune - May 14, 2014
Indiana residents with Verizon Wireless service can now text 911 dispatchers in nearly a third of the state’s counties as part of a push that will benefit the deaf, those with speech-impairments or people in hostage situations who are unable to speak to dispatchers. Read whole story…

US DHS selects TCS to research geo-targeting accuracy
telecompaper - April 4, 2014
Mobile communication technology provider, TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has announced that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has selected TCS to perform the first phase of its research study: Constructing Algorithms that Utilise RF Cell Site Propagation Footprints for Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). Read whole story…

Interoperability lab to text next-gen 911 services
GCN - April 1, 2014
TeleCommunications Systems Inc., an Annapolis, Md., a provider of secure mobile systems, will open a lab this month to help developers of call-handling systems test new next-generation 911 applications and services before they are deployed by emergency call centers. Read whole story…

Text to 9-1-1 Gains Traction
Mission Critical Communications - March 2014
May 15 marks the voluntary deadline by which the four major U.S. wirelesscarriers agreed to offer text-to-9-1-1 service to public-safety answering points (PSAPs) that have requested the service and are prepared to receive texts.. Read whole story…

911 Texting Moves to Real World
Government Computer News - January 7, 2013
GCN talks to TCS Vice President of Product Management, Thomas Ginter, about TCS' efforts in bringing text to 9-1-1 to the public as part of this article. Read whole story…

Citizens as Sensors
Deep Dive Intelligence - December 21, 2012
Ben Ianotta reports on TCS' work with helping to implement Next Generation 9-1-1 technology across the country. Read whole story…